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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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